Yanka Kupala
State University of Grodno

The best experts in ecology among students were determined in the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

The best experts in ecology among students were determined in the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

The Olympiad "Ecology of the Euroregion" Neman" among the students of nonbiological specialties of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was completed at the Department of Ecology of the Faculty of Biology and Ecology. The teams of eight faculties took part in it.

The Olympiad was held in two stages.

The first round allowed to determine the level of theoretical training of participants in the field of environmental safety and rational nature management. The participants were offered 60 open and closed test tasks and five tasks requiring an expanded answer to the asked question.

At the second stage, called "Environmental friendliness of consumer goods," the students have to execute a piece of practical work and justify the results.

The organizers of the Olympiad said: “Students have the option to choose packaging from food products for the analysis of ecological information contained on the label. The students have to describe information, which a consumer can obtain, having examined the packaging of the product and give recommendations, what missing information could be added”.

Winners and prize-winners were determined by the highest number of points scored on the basis of two rounds.

The team of the Faculty of Physics and Technology gained the lead among the teams. The team of the Faculty of Engineering and Construction was the second, the Faculty of Economics and Management was the third.

In addition, winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad in the individual championship were named. The diploma of the 1st degree was awarded to the student of the Faculty of Engineering and Construction Nikolai Zui.

The diploma of II degree was awarded to the student of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Vladislav Ushkevich, and to the student of the Faculty of Economics and Management Elisaveta Vykpish,.

Diplomas of the third degree were presented to the student of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Alexander Yanushkevich and the student of the Faculty of Law Shamil Chakhkiev.

Among the teams of the faculties which did not win, the best were the student of the Faculty of History, Communication and Tourism Ilya Mazyuk, the student of the Faculty of Biology and Ecology of the non-biological specialty "Production and Organization of Public Catering" Maria Uglik, the student of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics Antonina Patcika and the student of the Faculty of Philology Verstak Katherine.